Properties Editor

The Properties editor.

The Properties editor displays settings for the active scene, object, material, and other data types. It provides access to a wide range of context-sensitive properties used throughout Blender.

Navigation Bar

Properties are grouped into tabs, shown as a vertical list of icons in the Navigation Bar region the editor.

The Navigation Bar can be flipped to the left or right of the editor by RMB on the region and selecting Navigation Bar ‣ Flip to Left/Right.

To hide the Navigation Bar, RMB on the region and select Navigation Bar ‣ Hide. Use the region toggle icon as described in Changing the Size and Hiding Regions.

Active Tool and Workspace Settings

This first tab contains settings for the active tool (in the 3D Viewport) and the current workspace.

Scene

Tabs related to the active scene:

• Render: EEVEE, Cycles, or Workbench settings.

• Output

• View Layer

• Scene

• World

Collection

Settings for the active Collection.

Object

Tabs related to the active object. Some are only shown for certain object types.

• Object

• Modifiers (or Grease Pencil Modifiers)

• Effects

• Particles

• Physics

• Object Constraints

Object Data

The Object Data tab name remains constant, but its icon changes depending on the object type.

Geometry Objects

• Mesh

• Curve

• Surface

• Text

• Metaball

• Grease Pencil

Rigging and Deformation Objects

• Armature

  • Bone

  • Bone Constraints

• Lattice

Other Object Types

• Empty

• Speaker

• Camera

• Light

• Light Probe

Object Shading

Tabs related to an object’s visual appearance. Shown only when relevant.

• Material

• Texture

Header

The header of the Properties editor.

Display Filter Ctrl-F

Use this to search for properties by name. Matching properties remain visible; others are greyed out. The editor also highlights the first match and switches to the relevant tab automatically.

Start a search with Ctrl-F, and clear it with Alt-F.

Data Context Path

Displays the name and icon of the current data-block (e.g. Object, Material, Scene), along with its hierarchical path within the data structure. Example: Cube (Object) –> Mesh –> Material

Toggle Pin ID

Click the pin icon to lock the editor to the current data-block, preventing it from changing when the selection updates. Click again to unlock and return to context-based display.

Options

These options are accessible from the Options popover in the top-right corner of the editor.

Sync with Outliner

Controls whether clicking icons in the Outliner changes the active tab.

Always:

Always follow the clicked Outliner icon.

Never:

Ignore Outliner interaction.

Auto:

Only follow when the Properties editor shares a border with the Outliner.

Visible Tabs

Allows hiding specific tabs in the Properties editor.

This is especially useful for tailoring the editor to specific workflows. For example: - In the Video Editing workspace, you may hide object and shading tabs to reduce clutter. - In the Modeling workspace, you may hide strip-related tabs that are not relevant.

Hidden tabs can be restored at any time using this filter list.